Dear Paolo,
The Interferon that our clinic uses is alpha Interferon and it is
recommended to use the one manufactured by Hoffman LaRoche Laboratories
only! For a 3Million Unit vial it costs us $36.75 US and this will make A
LOT of doses because it gets diluted down 2 x. I am unsure of the exact
brand name of the IFN (short for Interferon), I only ask for the Hoffman
LaRoche one, the local pharmacy that carries it in the US here in Florida's
telephone # is (727) 595-9402. They may be able to give you the exact brand
name. If there was any way that you could get the vial of Interferon and
some Lactated Ringers Solution (what it is diluted in) then I can help you
out with the dilution specifications.
Good Luck,
Emily
----- Original Message -----
From: Helene Hand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:50 AM
Subject: RE: TO ANYONE THAT USES INTERFERON: NEED HELP ON INTERFERON !
> Paolo- I hope someone else can define the type of interferon.--I can't-I
> simply get 30cc only at a time from my compounding pharmacy because it has
> an expiration date of two months(refrigerated) after it is put in
> solution-there are alot of opinions and literature on the length of time
it
> is good for-and whether you can keep the bulk of it frozen versus you
cannot
> refreeze it(?????). James W. can probably address this in detail. I do
> recommend, however, that you give Crystal the interferon 7 days on; 7days
> off. Therefore, Sammy receives a total of 14 cc a month which works out
just
> right with the expiration date on the vial. My pharmacy uses an empty
> sterile vial so that you use a syringe and needle to withdraw the dosage,
> then(of course!!!) you remove the needle. Most of us who give our kitties
> interferon follow this 7/7 regime. Sorry I could't answer your primary
> question. Helene
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Paolo
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 3:15 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: TO ANYONE THAT USES INTERFERON: NEED HELP ON INTERFERON !
>
>
> Hi everybody,
>
> I am going to start our Crystal on oral Interferon, BUT, as I wrote,
> we in Italy don't have any support on that, since the use of Interferon
> on cats is simply unknown.
>
> I am able to dilute the vial of Interferon to the 30IU/cc final
> concentration, but, what I cannot find on the web, is WHAT TYPE OF
> ALPHA INTERFERON TO START FROM. There is more than one type of alpha
> interferon, and I guess you all use the same type.
>
> I need to know the COMMERCIAL NAME OF THE INTERFERON TO BE USED.
> The names we have here in italy are the same (Roferon, Intron A etc),
> but I must know WHAT TO BUY !!!
>
> Thanks to everybody.
> Paolo
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